An evaluation of rheumatology practitioner outreach clinics: a qualitative study

Asmaa S Abdelhamid; Janice Mooney; Andrew A Walker; Garry Barton; Alex J MacGregor; David G I Scott; Richard A Watts; Alexander Macgregor

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-119

An evaluation of rheumatology practitioner outreach clinics: a qualitative study

Asmaa S Abdelhamid, Janice Mooney, Andrew A Walker, Garry Barton, Alex J MacGregor, David G I Scott, Richard A Watts, Alexander Macgregor

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Abstract

Services for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have evolved with the development of independently led outreach Rheumatology Practitioner (RP) clinics in Primary Care (PC). Their clinical and cost effectiveness, compared with Secondary Care (SC) services, has not been assessed. The RECIPROCATE study aims to evaluate their clinical and cost effectiveness. This part of the study aimed to explore health professionals' opinions of rheumatology outreach service.

Original language	English
Article number	119
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-119
Publication status	Published - 20 May 2012

Keywords

Attitude of Health Personnel
Community-Institutional Relations
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Personal Health Services
Primary Health Care
Program Evaluation
Qualitative Research
Rheumatology
Social Support

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